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PB restaurants aim to win “King of All Burgers” title

At least two Palm Beach restaurants are vying to take home a Grand Poobah award—“2013’s King of All Burgers”—at the 2nd-annual Craft Beer Festival & Burger Bash on June 15 at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.

Cha Cha’s (150 Worth; 833-8800) and The Four Seasons’ Graze (2800 S. Ocean Blvd.; 582-2800) are among several area restaurants that will offer sliders event-attendees can taste and then cast their votes for best burger, most innovative burger and
best non-beef burger.

Cha Cha’s, which won an award at last year’s Burger Bash, will be serving slider-versions of burgers it offers on its menu: kale-and-quinoa burger with hummus spread on a whole-wheat bun, and a beef burger with chimichuri aioli, blue cheese and onion.

“We took grand prize for most original burger last year and came in second overall to Chuck Burger Joint,” says Cha Cha’s executive chef, Kent Thurston, who’s aiming high for gold this year.

The Four Seasons’ Graze, which opened this past season, will offer its signature burger with caramelized onions, Gruyere cheese, tomato and truffle aioli served on a house-made brioche.

The Craft Beer Festival & Burger Bash, featuring more than 60 craft beers available for tasting, also includes live entertainment, a vendor village with specialty retail goods, and a silent auction, among other things.

Tickets—a portion of the proceeds benefits the Surfrider Foundation’s Palm Beach County chapter, a nonprofit environmental organization focused on protecting area beaches—are $40 in advance (visit www.pgabeerandburger.eventbrite.com) and $45 at the door.